Posted in Sewing on December 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I promised, and now I present…
These were so easy and so much fun to make, and as an added bonus the entire house smelled like lavender while I was making them. Delightfully girly, but not so much James’ cup of tea. Fair enough.
The green fabrics came from Blooming Quilts and the pink was [...]
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Posted in Craft on December 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Yes, you heard me, a light tent. Looks a bit like a collapsible laundry hamper – all nylon and white and large with a hole in the middle – and makes photographing small objects super-easy and the results super-pretty. And it’s mine!
The ever-lovely James gave me one for Christmas, so you’ll be seeing more photos [...]
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Posted in Craft, I want to make... on December 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Derek and Lauren at DesignSponge have a ‘how to’ for three of the coolest gift tags I’ve seen this year. Not to mention they’re super simple to make, and I love that. Click on the image above to go straight to the tutorial.
I think I may have to have to make some! (But only [...]
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Posted in Knitting on December 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I couldn’t help myself. I started Tudora on Saturday morning, and by the end of the day it was done. It’ll be months before I even start to think about wearing it, but I had the perfect wool in my stash and it just happened.
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Knitty’s winter issue is out, and I’m quite in love. My needles, pushed to one side by quick-to-sew Christmas presents, are calling to me again and I’m finding it very hard to refuse…
Tudora looks like a quick, fun knit, and I can imagine Stardust being the perfect summer’s evening cardigan. (Do those words even go [...]
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